The Rich Man Responds…

So you “envy” my life do you?

You see the toys and homes and trips 

And you think my life is full of ease and choices 

You’re not wrong on one level, there is privilege with wealth 

Choices can be easier and comfort can be bought

But do you really think this is all there is to my life?

That getting here and staying here has no cost?

I’ve slept little on too many nights to count

My heart weakened by years of showing a brave front 

When real fear quaked as plans teetered on pass/fail

I’ve lost count of the twists and turns of fortune

A zero sum game is a path you have to make peace with

Have you tried that? 

Oh and yes the wreckage of family pain runs in my walk

Not with me but with too many...

Second marriages, kids who hate you, broken homes

Not always but make sure you take that into account 

You tend to question loyalty differently from my perch

Do people like you for you or the things that surround you 

Trust gets weathered and changes your outlook

Soon it’s holding on to stuff that is harder than getting it 

So be careful when you look at me, wondering if it’s easy 

If you want my life you have to take it all.

Not just the parts that you like or think you see. 

And by the way, did you ever think that you might be someone’s Rich Man? 

That maybe someone is looking at your life and labeling you--

Maybe you should think about that? We all have a “Rich Man”….even me

And oh yah... next time you might want to talk to me about God...

Take the leap and give me the benefit of the doubt

You’d be surprised how many of us “Rich Guys” might listen.